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3rd Annual TexasCowboy Memorial Shoot
TheMom | TheMom

Posted on 06/20/2007 5:36:02 PM PDT by TheMom

Hi Everyone! I know this is really early, but I thought this would give everyone a chance to make plans & start saving pennies for the trip.

The 2008 shoot will be held May 3rd, at Schwenkes Gun Range (4407 FM 1069) in Aransas Pass, Texas (35 miles SE of Corpus Christi. The cost will be $15.00 per person.

Schwenkes is a private gun range, that charges its members $50.00/year. I met with Mr. Schwenkes today, he said since “I seem like a nice lady”, he would allow us to use his range. He also said if I would give him the time we will be there, he would close the range to his members. He smiled as he said the following, “This range is for members only, some may complain, but I own the darn thing and can make up the rules as I go along.”. I am thinking 10:00 – 2:00. Let me know if you think it should be longer or shorter.

There are only two rules set in stone; 1) pick up your brass and deposit it in a tub at the end of the shooting area, and 2) when shooting at the rifle range aim at the mounds, there are cows in the area and he doesn’t want them dead! The maximum target distance on the rifle range is 200 yards.

For our Memorial Shoot attendees that do not shoot, there are lots of tourists stuff for you to do so you want be bored at the range. The U.S.S. Lexington tour is awesome, Padre Island (Port Aransas) is always fun to cruise and Rockport is right around the corner.

Food & fun will follow at Deer Camp South after the shoot.

The trailer at DCS will sleep about 8ish people, if anyone wants to sleep there. If you are a camping type person, you can pitch a tent in the yard or if you have a camper, you can park it in the yard. For those that like luxury lodging, there are several hotels in Aransas Pass and the surrounding area (Rockport, Port Aransas and Ingleside) and Corpus Christi is 35 miles away. To get to Port Aransas you will have to ride the ferry ~ a whopping 5 minute trip (the wait in line may be a bit longer). MAJOR BIT OF ADVICE - - Choose a major hotel/motel chain when you pick your lodging!

The closer it gets to the date of the shoot, the more I will go into details.


TOPICS: Announcements; Constitution/Conservatism; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: banglist; tcm4; tcms; texascowboy
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To: EGPWS

I don’t doubt that...you were close enough to them to pet them!


101 posted on 06/21/2007 5:28:31 PM PDT by trussell (BOSS spelled backwards is Double SOB)
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To: SouthTexas

Having been given enough notice and being in closer proximity, are ya gonna make it to this one?


102 posted on 06/21/2007 10:36:49 PM PDT by NYTexan
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To: Allegra

Dang!!


103 posted on 06/21/2007 10:41:25 PM PDT by NYTexan
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To: TheMom; Eaker
There is a gun range somewhere in here:


104 posted on 06/21/2007 11:01:20 PM PDT by NYTexan
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To: NYTexan

Yep, told TheMom barring disasters I’d be there. ;)


105 posted on 06/22/2007 5:41:44 AM PDT by SouthTexas
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To: NYTexan
There is a gun range somewhere in here:

Yep. The little box after the address is mostly in the cemetery.

See the three long white buildings? Those are storage buildings. The little white things to the right of them are parts of the gun range.

106 posted on 06/22/2007 7:17:56 AM PDT by TheMom (Dix, TexasCowboy and Flyer all now live in the next best place to Texas . . . Heaven!)
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To: El Gato

Back here on earth, whatever calibers you have, make sure you have plenty of ammo on hand, there might be a need for it!!

Be Ever Vigilant!!


107 posted on 06/22/2007 8:09:25 AM PDT by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
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To: blackie
Back here on earth, whatever calibers you have, make sure you have plenty of ammo on hand,

around 8-900 rounds of 7.62x51, a fair amount of 7.62x39, (200 rounds or so for the SKS) some but not enough, only a few hundred rounds, for the little War Baby (.30 Carbine). Maybe 700 rounds each of .45 ACP and .22 LR. Oh and about 20-30 rounds of buckshot for the serious social purposes shotgun. (More small shot for practice and very up close work).

Not enough to fight a revolution perhaps, but at least a good start. If my house is ever raided, it'll be termed an "arsenal".

108 posted on 06/22/2007 9:53:16 PM PDT by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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To: El Gato

That’s a start!! :)


109 posted on 06/23/2007 10:33:02 AM PDT by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
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To: trussell
Ask and you shall receive:

6-23-07) It was around 8:30 on Saturday morning when an alligator showed up at the Walmart in Aransas Pass. An employee discovered the seven foot animal and then quickly called 911. Officers arrived and decided the gator needed to be tied up. So, three police officers grabbed onto the amphibian and duct taped it's mouth. Eventually, wildlife officials arrived and took the gator to the Aransas Wildlife Refuge. link

110 posted on 06/23/2007 5:05:54 PM PDT by SouthTexas
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To: SouthTexas

Thank you. I’m sure it would be nicer to see them in their own natural habitat...woodsy area with a stream. Would prefer to see one that is not in distress and subject to excitability. :)


111 posted on 06/23/2007 5:32:38 PM PDT by trussell (BOSS spelled backwards is Double SOB)
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To: trussell

Think the cops were more exited than the gator. :)


112 posted on 06/23/2007 5:33:58 PM PDT by SouthTexas
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To: SouthTexas; trussell
exited=excited

That Walmart is about a half mile from the shoot.

113 posted on 06/23/2007 5:54:36 PM PDT by SouthTexas
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To: TheMom
BTTT!

I laughed at this:

“This range is for members only, some may complain, but I own the darn thing and can make up the rules as I go along.”

Yep -- he's from Texas. LMBO!!

114 posted on 06/23/2007 6:55:08 PM PDT by StarCMC (Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism. —George Washington)
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To: Eaker
That was for people coming in a boat .........

BWAHAHAHAHAAA!

115 posted on 06/23/2007 6:56:27 PM PDT by StarCMC (Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism. —George Washington)
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To: StarCMC
Yep -- he's from Texas.

When I walked into the range office, which is also part of the owners home, I smelled a very familiar, and comforting smell. It was not until later I realized that his wife was frying okra from lunch. Sure wish I would have asked to stay for lunch!

116 posted on 06/23/2007 7:14:55 PM PDT by TheMom (Dix, TexasCowboy and Flyer all now live in the next best place to Texas . . . Heaven!)
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To: TheMom

Did you see post 110?


117 posted on 06/23/2007 7:29:38 PM PDT by SouthTexas
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To: TheMom

Oh lady - you are talking about my FAVORITE comfort food. Throw in some cornbread and you got a perfect pick me up. LOL


118 posted on 06/23/2007 8:41:41 PM PDT by StarCMC (Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism. —George Washington)
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To: SouthTexas

I guess the DCS gator needed supplies and went down to da Wal-Mart to shop.


119 posted on 06/24/2007 8:53:01 AM PDT by TheMom (Dix, TexasCowboy and Flyer all now live in the next best place to Texas . . . Heaven!)
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To: TheMom
;)
120 posted on 06/24/2007 11:51:13 AM PDT by SouthTexas
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